People are being advised to make applying sunscreen in the morning as much a part of their routine as brushing their teeth.

Cancer charities and medical researchers have concluded that, what’s called, ‘incidental sun exposure’ can be a killer.

Dr Stephen Shumack from the Australasian College of Dermatologists tells Mark that while it’s not a suit of armour it is a proven defence against skin cancer.

About 800,000 children will return to school in Queensland in the next week or so and sadly as many as one in five will experience bullying.

It is not only a social issue but a health issue that can have serious and long-term emotional or psychological consequences.

The executive director of the Mental Health Branch of Queensland Health Associate Professor John Allan is urging parents to be on the lookout for the telltale signs of bullying.

The Queensland Law Society has seized on a Productivity Commission report that finds the state has the largest backlog of criminal cases in the country.

The report says magistrates courts have a backlog of more than 6,200 criminal cases that are more than a year old.

Law Society President Bill Potts tells Mark magistrate numbers need to be bolstered so that criminals and victims can have their day in court because ‘justice delayed is justice denied.’

Last November a truckie claims to have had a close encounter with the mythical Yowie in the Gold Coast Hinterland, near the Kokoda Army barracks.

The truckie claims a massive humanoid hit his truck with its palm before disappearing.

While many people may be skeptical professional Yowie hunter Dean Harrison has been searching the area for signs of the beast and tells Mark the truckie’s description of the encounter is very convincing.

The Southeast Queensland Council of Mayors has released an infrastructure wishlist aimed at busting congestion and coping with population growth.

The SEQ Mass Movement Study identifies 47 projects worth about $60-billion that would need to be completed by 2041.

The aim is to make the average commute to work in Brisbane no more than 45 minutes.

The executive director of the RACQ Paul Turner tells Mark the trick will be convincing the state and federal governments to put their hands into their pockets.

Microbreweries have become commonplace in Australia turning out a dizzying array of craft beers and ales to suit every taste.

Now there is a move to do the same for wine.

A micro-winery is due to open in The Valley in the next month or so and City Winery Brisbane managing director Adam Penberthy tells Mark it will be the first winery in Brisbane since 1860.

While many people spend far too much time attached to their devices scanning social media for some it becomes a very real addiction.

A world first study conducted by researchers in Australia and the United States has found extreme social media users have much in common with drug addicts and problem gamblers.

Study co-author Professor Antonio Verdejo-Garcia from the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences tells Mark social media addiction can lead to poor decision-making skills and volatile withdrawal symptoms.

Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital has decided to bring its security services in house over concerns about the increasing threat of violence directed at staff.

There had been reports the hospital was considering ‘paramilitary style’ security officers but the hospital’s CEO has flatly rejected that characterisation.

Sandra Eales from the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union has welcomed the move and tells Mark it’s just the latest measure to make work safer for the hospital’s nursing staff.

Parents doing the wrong thing at school drop-off and pick-up have been put on notice by the Brisbane City Council.

It has released a list of 60 state and private schools that its parking inspectors will be targeting during term one.

The CEO of Parents & Citizens Queensland Kevan Goodworth agrees with Mark that everything that can be done to protect kids in school zones must be done.

Ever since the switch was flicked on the $2.1 million Gold Coast light installation on the M1 at Yatala it’s been a constant source of controversy.

Meant to spell out ‘Gold Coast’ in lights most motorists complained they couldn’t make head nor tail of it.

A Gold Coast Council committee has voted to tear it down and the 97 light poles at a cost to ratepayers of $255,000.

Acting Mayor Donna Gates tells Mark a final decision will be made by the full council next week.